High-heeled shoes damage Cathedral

High-heeled shoes damage Cathedral

19 Nov 1985

Women in high-heeled shoes do more damage to St. Patrick’s Cathedral than the heavy traffic on the adjoining road, a meeting of Dublin City Councillors heard last night. The submerged Poddle river, flowing between the old Cathedral and the busy road, acts as a “shock absorber”, sparing the building from damaging vibrations. But high-heeled shoes striking the pavements and the stone floors of the Cathedral are far more damaging, according to a report by the IIRS. “They must be talking about a very heavy lady,” commented Fianna Fail Cllr. Ned _Brennan, “I think I’ll take this report with a pinch of salt —it’s the greatest load of hogwash I’ve heard in along time.”

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